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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1914.

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REGARDS IERRE HAUTE AS CENTRAL FIXIIE

Pres. Bill Essick. of Grand Rapids Club, Thinks Three Towns Will Be Grabbed.

FAVORS EIGHT CLUB CIRCUIT

Holds Youngstown and Wheeling Would Add Strength to Heilbroner's Organization—

Boosts "Big Noise."

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 4.— President Essick, of the Grand Rapids baseball club, says he is as much at sea regarding the baseball future of Grand Rapids as the hundreds of fans who have Inquired of him what cities will compose the Central league circuit in 1915. He believes there will be new developments at the Central league meeting which will be held in Omaha during the annual convention of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.

Dispatches from Wheeling are to the effect that a stock company is being organized there for the purpose of giving backing to a team in the Central league. Youngstown is also reported to be desirous of Central league membership. Essick is inclined to think that the circuit will be enlarged to eight clubs in 1915 and figures Evansville, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne and Dayton as fixtures. He regards Youngstown as a most desirable city and says he has reason to believe that with popular home ownership Wheeling will be as good as several of the old cities of the circuit.

If Youngstown and Wheeling are admitted he deems it advisable to have the eighth city either Canton, Akron or Newcastle ,to make the eastern division cities balance the circuit along with Dayton. He regards Lquis Heilbroner as a highly efficient president, and figures that the league as a whole would do well to accept his judgment in such matters after he has visited cities desiring membership and looked over their backing.

The Southern Michigan association has long looked with longing eyes on Grand Rapids and would also like to include Muskegon in Its membership. For that organization to break into Grand Rapids and Muskegon, however, the territory would have to be abandoned by the lea'gue which now holds it, the Michigan State league having paid for Muskegon protection and the Central league for Grand Rapids protection. It extremely doubtful if Grand Rapids ^Fans would stand for a drop to S. M. A. class baseball.

Essick and Noblett, owners of the Grand Rap'ds team, are rather inclined to believe they would be as well or better off in the S. M. A. as in the Central league, especially if the 9. M. A. would drop its weakest links. It is said that the S. M. A. will relinquish its rights in South Bend i* the Central league will give up Grand '.tapids.

With nine minor league teams in ten losers this year the country over, there will surely be some big changes this year, and far less cities represented in league baseball in 1915 than In .1914. Past profits were thrown Into many cities this year Which will not have such ta work on next year, In fact many circuit changes must be made for self-preservation.

Whatever way the wind blows Grand Rapids is assured of league baseball in 1915. President Essick plans on the purchases of a number of releases during the big gathering at Omaha and is hopeful of having a number of announcements to make that will please the fans.

Yes, It's Truth:

Ball Contest at

Local Lot Sunday

What will probably be the final base ball clash of the season will be staged between the All-Stars and Eagles at Athletic park Sunday afternoon, starting at 2:30. Ed Withrow is managing the All-Stars and today announced the lineup he intended using Sunday afternoon. Urby Snadden and Louie Stiedel will do the flinging with "Bubbles" Hargrove. Cub backstop, behind the bat. Snadden and Steldel are two of the best known local hurlers and should prove hard nuts for the Eagles to crack. The All-Stars will lineup as follows: "Goat" Kelly, ss. Roy Johnson, cf.: "Boots" Henderson, Gler.n, rf Hargrove, "Hen" Bonham, lb Ed Withrow, If Bobbie Lehr, 3b Snadden and Steidel, p.

The Eagles will use the lineup with which they made an enviable record during the past season.

We are always ahead ol the parade ED. SPARKS

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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 4.—The WelshWhite battle in Milwaukee on November 9 is without doubt one of the biggest fistic events of the year. Though no decision will be rendered, the scrap will show how White stacks up with the champion and what chance he has to win back the title for the United States.

Interest in the go is already high and several special trains will be run from Chicago. One order already sold in Chicago was for a block of 100 ringside seats, and there have been a score or more of orders for blocks of fifty seats. Every Indication is that the receipts will exceed the $50,000 mark.

The gate receipts make it a good match for White. Otherwise, it's a poor one. Charley will drag down 20 per cent of the gross receipts, or something between $7,500 and $10,000, pretty sweet coin for a no-decision contest against a tapping lightweight who will do no more serious damage than black an eye or bloody the White nose.

Aside from the money, however, it's a poor match for the Chicago boy. He stands practically no chance to whip Welsh in a ten-round bout. Around the country. there is already a sneak* ing idea that Charley was a bit lucky to slip Ritchie such a trouncing. If, on top of this belief, especially prevalent on the Pacific coast. White is cut up and licked by Welsh, Charley's stock, now high, will take an awful drop. And if Welsh wins very, very easily, it's liable to crab the proposed twenty-round coast contest between the champion and the Chicago battler.

And it's only In a twenty-round contest that White stands any real chance of defeating the Englishman.

FOR BOUTWITH OSTER

Indianapolis Scrapper Intends Being In Great Shape for Monday Night's Contest.

Charles Oefterlng, manager of Patsy McM&hon, the Indianapolis scrapper, who meets Teddy Oster, of Streator, 111., at Germanla hall Monday night, writes to the Tribune that McMahon, who is being trained by Billy Reed, Is rounding into great shape and that McMahon will please Terre Haute glove fans by his ring ability. Oeftering writes that in the event that McMahon beats the Streator boxer he would like to match his champion with Patsy Brannigan or any of the other leading featherweights for Thanksgiving day.

Milburn Saylor, the greatest lightweight fighter- that Indiana' has ever turned out and the only boxer in the country that h&s ever knocked out Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion of the world, and his manager, Ray Bronson, will be on hand Monday night to witness the McMahon-Oster scrap. As several other good Indianapolis boys are booked to scrap on the same program, many Indianapolis boxing fans will etf at the ringside, for they know the class of the Hoosier capital talent and are assured of some real milling.

The Terrfr Haute Athletic association is. dlckering withe Bay -Bronson, manager of Saylor, in an effort to sign the Hoosier champion for a go with Joe Mandot here Thanksgiving day. The match would be one of the most expensive ever staged by a local boxing club and should be a thriller. Saylor recently returned from a successful trip in Australia and is anxious to show home folks that he's a bear.

Bronson planned to motor to Terre Haute today for the purpose of talking over the proposed bout.

Dillon Gets Long Battle

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.—Jack Dillon has been matched to meet Dick Gilbert before the Colorado Athletic club in Denver, November 24. The bout will be a echeduled twenty-round affair and is expected to prove a great card. Dillon has fought in Denver twice, outpointing Vic Hanson and knocking out Jack Lester there.

Teddy Oster, of Streator, 111., instead of Morrie Flynn has been secured to meet Patsy McMahon in Terre Haute Monday night. Several other Indianapolis boxers are on the Terre Haute boxing card. Jimmy Watts will meet Terry Dalton for ten rounds, and Abe Epstein will clash with Joey Nelson. Red Parsons and "Skyjack" Davis are the curtain-raiser performers

MAX CAREY BREAKS UP GAME.

PAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 4.—The All-Nationals, with "Big" Bill James in the box, defeated the Ail-Americans, 4 to 2, here Tuesday. Left Fielder Carey broke up the game in the fourth frame, scoring James ahead of him with a long home run to right field. Score: All-Nationals .4 10 1 All-Americans 2 6 2

Batteries—James and Killifer Bush and Henry.

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W elsh-White Bout in Milwaukee One of Year's Big Fistic Events

FREDDIE WELSH.

CHARLIE WHITE.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 4.—For the middleweight championship of the world.

That is the way they are branding the battle between Jimmy Clabby, of Hammond, Ind., and George Chip, of Newcastle, Pa., to take place here the evening of November 6.

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Joe "Thomas" and Stanley Ketchel had" to fight for it away back in 1907. They are brought together by a process of elimination in which the title was the objective point.

All of the minor claimants have been disposed of. This list of lieirpresumptives Included Frank Klaus, Eddie McGoorty, Mike Gibbons, Jack "Oillon, Jeff Smith, Honey Mellody, Montana Jack Sullivan, Billy Murray, L«t.o Houck, Fritz Holland, Chicago

Purdue in Fast Drill

LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 4.—Practice was resumed with a vim on Stuart field Tuesday afternoon. Assistant Coach Vaughn took half the squad to the dummy and gave Instructions In .tackling and interfering, while Glossop took the other players and put them through a squad practice In carrying the ball. After half an hour of this practice the freshmen were called to the varsity field and kicked off to the first team.

O'Brien and Turner appeared in their old positions for the first entire evening of. practice since the Chicago game. Bishop was on the field in street clothes. The only change in the lineup was the placing of Arbuckle at right tackle. This position ha3 been the point of argument on the team the entire season, three men being about equal to each other, Borum, Buckner and Arbuckle. The last named showed up so good last week on defense that he has been put ir. the position is preference to.the other two men.

Mason is holding down the center position and will be used in the Kentucky State game Saturday.

The varsity had little trouble in ad-1* vancing the ball against the strong freshman team. A number of open plays and forward passes were used after the first team had scored two touchdowns against the freshmen. Pultz and Van Aiken did the scoring, assisted by long end runs by Abrell. The second back field, consisting of Dixon, Oxer, Fast and Bozell, was sent in later. Borum took Arbuckle's tackle, and Rakestraw, Eldridge and Montgomerv alternated at the end positions. This combination worked in good form and soon another marker was chalkc-d up against the yearlinfes.

Jett Hustlers Hnve Game. The Jett Hustlers have a football contest arranged with the Deming grade school team to be played Saturday morning on the Garfield gridiron. The game will be called at 9:30. Captain Templeton, of the Hustlers, would like to hear from other grade school teams for a game this season. Answer through the Tribune or call 1735 old phone.

Izzy Brill, who knows a boxer when he sees one, claims that Teddie Oster, who battles Patsy McMahan at Germanla hall Monday, night, Is a comer and should give the Indianapolis battler a high old time when they hook up.

Everything Is reported quiet in the camps of "Skyjack" and "Red" Parsons.

"Scotty," the Jasonville pocket billiard expert, who plays Otto Jensen, citv champion, at the opening of the new Central billiard parlor Thursday night. Is clicking off big runs daily 'n practice for the match. The downstater yesterday negotiated a run of 47 and promises to give the local title holder a close game.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE TO PUNISH TIGER LEADER

Hugh Jennings Under Fire for Telling of Waivers Being Asked on Athletics.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4.—Silence 1b golden sometimes even In organised baseball. At least Hughey Jennings, the manager of the Detroit Tigers, may learn as much at the annual meeting of the American league schedules for Thursday and Friday. Before the magnates Hughey may be court martialed for betraying the secrets of the waiver system or he may be given a plain reprimand and a stiff fine as his, penalty for telling the world at large that Connie Mock had entered upon negotiations with the view of fitting tinware to his three curving wizards—"Chief" Bender, Jack Coombs and Eddie Plank.

Disposition of the Jennings case is one of the problems to confront the moguls, according to President Ban Jonnson. Jennings, who is Bald to have admitted his part, said iii an Interview from Atlantic City Monday that If he "had offended he would be only too glad to make a public apology with the assurance that it never would happen again."

Irish Have Bear Story

NOTRE DAME, Ind., Nov. 4.—The varsity was unable to hold the freshmen, who smashed the first team's lino and Skirted the ends for repeated gains in the gruelling scrimmage at Notre Dame Tuesday. The freshles gained fully as much ground as the varsity and fhowed much more consistency in their attacks. Badly weakened by the absence with Injuries of several stars, the varsity made a decidedly poor showing, which augurs ill for the result of their conflict with West Point Saturday.

Eichenlaub and Lathrop were In the signal drill, but took no part in the scrimmage. Finnegan was uhable to take part in cither. Cofall's punting was the best seen on Carter field this fall. He averaged better than sixty yards and placed the ball well. Finnegan, who directed the plays in the South Dakota game, probably will not be able to get Into the game against West Point Saturday.

Chip-Clabby Fight Will Produce Real Champion

Knockout Brown, Sailor Ed Petroskey and a horde of lesser lights. Jeff Smith declares that the coming battle cannot be & titular a/fair, because of his defeat of Chip in Providence, It. I., in 1912. But ho has since sterped out of his class to take a trimming at the hands of Georges Carpentler. Again he has refused the fanciest sort of offers to meet Chip or Clabby. He has let his right to the title go by default.

With all of thes$ factsT In his possession, Promoter Jim Coffroth Is going to offer the middleweight championship belt to the winner.

Both Chip and Clabby claim the title. But each is willing to drop his claim in the event of a defeat. This -will leave It more clean cut than ever. It will leave it as well embossed In fistic annals as the lightweight, the featherweight or the bantamweight titles.

Indiana in Secret Work

BLOOM 1NGTON, Ind., Nov. 4.—Jordan field looked like a oheus had moved In Tu^rday when the big "top" from Indianapolis was put up on the northeast corner of the gridiion. Th-? tent is being wired for elect.light and will be used today and Thursday for secret practice to rehearse some of the special plays to be uncorked on Ohio State at Indianapolis Saturday.

Ccach Child3 does not mean to disappoint the bleacherites by having all the practice under the canvas and there ill be open scrimmage each evening from 4 till 5 o'clock. Tuesday afternoon a picked varsity team lined up against a number of scrubs and tho freshmen eleven, making eighteen men on the opposing side.

The varsity took the ill on offensive play and carried it uown the field against the lopsided aggregation. When put oil the defensive the varsity held the mixed team well. The varsity played without the services of Captain Ereh&rt, Whitaker and Worsey, the letter two not being In suits. They are still resting from the effects cf tho Miami game.

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Brazil H. Work* Hard.

BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. I.—The local high school football team will clash with the Gosport high school team Saturday afternoon at Greencastle. The Brazil boys have been working hard for the past few days practicing various plays with hopes of taking the strong Gosport lads into camp.

IN OUR SET

President Webb Beggs, of the TerreIrs will hit the trail for Omaha, Neb., next week where a meeting of the Central league will be held. The local mogul is strong for an eight-club circuit and will vote accordingly.

Rose Poly and State Normal will likely clash at basketball this season Students of the former institution have started a movement by which they hope to bring about inter-school contests and it Is probable that the Teachers will do likewise. By promising not to battle after the games the students of the local schools can bring about the renewal of athletics.

And now they nre going to 'punish Hugn Jennings fox talking. If such action held good In every case what fate would be dealt out to Larry Quinlan when he gets going Immediately after losing a close contest.

ClitMtfled.

Lost—A signal. On the five-yard line. Finder can keep it. Larry Splawn, Ann Arbor, Mich.

To Exchange—Some twenty-five athletes. City broke. Have good appetites. Webb Begg. Terre Haute.

Lost—A meal ticket. Return to Sam Langford, Boston, Mass.

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UOSTON, Nov. 4.—Fighting: with his llV pounds of weight and his musclas of Bteol against eighty other "KusUy young men for a place on the Harvard freshman football toam is Taio Mirral, a native of Japan, who is determined to excel in the American college gartie if it costs him many hturs of work and possible injuries.

Murai, who appears every afternoon oil Soldiers' 'eld for practice, is the first 7auanese who has ever tried for a football position at Harvard, for, as a rule, the members.of his race are not heavy enough to^ compete 'wfth big. .burly Americans who try for the" eleven select positions on the team.

This year's Harvard freshman squad is composed of the largest men who have appeared as candidates for ten years. Nearly every one of the eighty who are workintr to get positions on ihe line or in the back field weighs more than one hundred and sixty pounds, yet the little Japanese is shy of even the 12C-pound mark. He knows he is fighting against odds, but ho grins and still manages to keep his place on one of the second elevens.

Beside Tom Enwright, !tho exeter football star, Mural looks like a pigmy. He stands only five feet two inches in height. Taio Murai has passed the collepre physical test with flying colors in spite of his diminutive size even though he did not approach the figures that Tack Herdwick registered a week rgo when he regained his position as ihe Harvard strong man.

Mural is striving for a position as end There are fifteen other candidates for the end pf ritiens besides himself, so his task is no small one. He romps out on the Soldiers' field gridiron every afternoon with the rest of the bulky candidates, however, ar.d he always holds his own. He entered Harvard this year from the Lawrenceville school, Lawrenceville, N. J.

Depauw lo Observe "O.d Gold Day"

GREENCA3TL.E, Ind., Nov. 4.—With the Butler football game as one of i|he headline attractions, DePauw university will observe its annual celebration of "Old Gold day" here Saturdc#. The day is annually the biggest one of the school year, and the one being planned for this week promises to be no exception. The large delegation of Butler rooters that is expected with the lrvlngton team will swell the atterdance of visitors.

Plans are being made for the entertainment of more than 150 almuiii and friends of the school. Other events on the day's program v/ill be a monster chapel service, color raising, freshman-sophomore and junior-serif or football ganr. s, freshmari-sophomore class scrap, huge bonfire and a vaudeville show in the evening in which the different organizations of the school will participate.

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